The mage in the late Qing Dynasty

Demonic monk Zhao Chuanxin drew out his elf carving knife, bowed his body, and quickly passed by a light boat.

Tsk...

The blood shot into the sky.

The group of Taihu pirates were rowing hard just a moment ago and had no idea what was going on.

But Abao saw clearly that they were all her subordinates. Her eyes were about to burst and her heart was bleeding: "Run, run, run..."

Unexpectedly, Zhao Chuanxin turned around in a circle, turning sideways, with water splashing under his feet, and a curtain of water rose up to a height of four to five meters.

By the time the water curtain splashed down, the Taihu pirates had already lost sight of Zhao Chuanxin.

what happened?

When he saw all the heads separated from his companion's boat, he suddenly screamed in fright.

…

After walking away, Zhao Chuanxin smiled at Abao on his shoulder and said, "Oh, if you stay with me for half an hour, you might lose three pounds. I hope the baby fat won't disappear. You're still pretty."

Abao's head was hung deeply, and he was sobbing, which made those who heard it sad and those who saw it shed tears.

Zhao Chuanxin's smile never diminished: "Tell me, where is your money? If you don't tell me, I will go back and continue to kill."

Abao was sobbing so hard that she was worried that she would die at any time. She took a deep breath and said, "Go south, around Xishan Island, and there is an arrow-shaped tidal flat..."

She was really scared.

This man has a smile on his face and kills people like he kills chickens!

When Zhao Chuanxin arrived at his destination, he couldn't help but walk around the tidal flat. The more he looked at it, the more surprised he became: "It's actually a heart shape?"

It is covered with dense vegetation and flocks of birds.

Zhao Chuanxin landed and put A Bao down.

A Bao led the way with his hands behind his back.

After taking two steps, she suddenly turned back: "I think it's convenient, so please stay."

Zhao Chuanxin: "Okay, okay, you go ahead, I'll just keep an eye on you."

"..." Abao emphasized again: "People have three urgent needs."

"I got it." Zhao Chuanxin waved his hand: "I can just watch you from a distance."

Zhuo, did I ask you to watch it?

Abao gritted his teeth: "Okay!"

She slowly walked to the lake and stopped, as if looking at the reflection in the water. How could she look anxious?

Zhao Chuanxin coughed: "It's useless for you to dive, believe me. And if you commit suicide, none of the Taihu pirates will survive."

Abao's thoughts were revealed, he sighed, turned around and came back: "I won't go."

She really wanted to commit suicide by throwing herself into a lake just now.

But when he met Zhao Chuanxin, he really couldn't survive but could not survive.

Obediently leading the way, in a dense patch of reeds, Abao stepped into the water, walked a few steps and stopped.

There is a water stone here that is level with the water.

Because the water in the heart-shaped tidal flat is almost waveless, the top of the water stone is flush with the water surface, and there are reeds nearby. If you don't look carefully, you really can't find a stone hidden under the water.

Zhao Chuanxin walked over and the lake parted. He stepped directly onto the water stone and moved around. He found that the bottom was very stable. It was obvious that the water stone was deeply rooted in the underwater part and was difficult to shake.

Abao turned around and said, "Can you untie the rope?"

Zhao Chuanxin just raised his hand. Abao didn't see what sharp blade he pulled out, but the rope in his hand was broken.

Abao first moved his stiff wrists, leaned over and moved an inconspicuous stone away. Zhao Chuanxin looked over and saw that the stone was actually hollowed out.

Of course, some water was poured in, but it was not full.

Abao pointed to the holes in the stone and said, "They are all here."

There were several ropes tied to the upper edge of the grotto, and Zhao Chuanxin pulled one up casually, with a bag attached underneath, which was heavy inside.

After pulling it up, when the water was gone, Zhao Chuanxin opened the soaked and almost rotten bag and looked inside. It was all money.

There are all kinds of silver horseshoes, silver weights and silver knives.

He pulled up another bag, which was full of silver coins.

Pull it up again, there are gold, silver and jewelry inside...

All the bags were brought out by Zhao Chuanxin, and after a rough calculation, he couldn't help but said angrily: "The value here is only ten or twenty thousand silver dollars at most? Just this damn amount of money? Is this amount of money worth going to war?"

Abao even forgot about his sadness: "What? Ten thousand or twenty thousand silver dollars is too little for you?"

Fan Gaotou, who was more famous than Kunxiu Abao, often robbed foreigners of opium before his death. One transaction was only worth two to three thousand silver dollars.

And this thing is not a job, so it is impossible to clock in every day. How many activities can you do in a year?

During the years of licking blood from the edge of a knife, it was already quite a feat to save ten or twenty thousand silver dollars.

But this was far from what Zhao Chuanxin had expected. He thought it would be at least tens to millions.

He couldn't help but get angry: "How fucking unreasonable is this? Is ten thousand or twenty thousand dollars worth risking your life?"

Abao's eyes flashed: "Who are you?"

With such a loud tone and such great ambition, he must not be an unknown person.

Zhao Chuanxin put away the money and sighed: "Who else could this poor monk be? Of course it's the Hunyuan thunderbolt player - Cheng Kun!"

"..."

Abao obviously has never heard of this name.

"Now that the gold and silver have been collected, it's up to you to kill or cut them into pieces."

Zhao Chuanxin rolled his eyes: "You must have other places to hide money."

Abao's eyes flashed: "Although there is no place to hide the money, I know that a big deal is much bigger than this Dongting wave boat operation."

"Oh?" Zhao Chuanxin was suspicious: "How can you, a little widow, have such good intentions? Don't think I can't see it! Now tell me in front of me, what kind of big deal is this?"

"..." Abao said, "You have to promise me something first."

Zhao Chuanxin immediately patted his chest: "As long as this matter is serious, let alone say one thing, why not even if I promise you ten things?"

"You help me kill the two patrolmen who arrested my husband, kill the court official, and kill the county official, and I will tell you."

Zhao Chuanxin immediately said, "Okay, tell me."

Abao shook his head and sneered: "You have to kill them first. It's just a piece of cake for you."

Zhao Chuanxin stretched out his index finger and shook it: "No, no, no, I have to get the money first before I can help you."

A glimmer of success flashed in Abao's eyes: "You have to swear to keep your promise."

Zhao Chuanxin immediately raised his three fingers to the sky: "If you don't keep your promise, let Cheng Kun, the thunderbolt hand of Hunyuan, die without a burial place."

Seeing how happy he was, Abao said, "Do you recognize Sheng Xuanhuai?"

"I don't recognize it, but I've heard of it."

"Do you know about Hanyang Iron Works and Daye Iron Mine?"

Zhao Chuanxin became impatient: "Say it once and for all, otherwise don't blame me for whipping you."

Abao was startled. This man was moody. She didn't dare to tell anyone any more: "The imperial court is corrupt. Hanyang Iron Works and Daye Iron Mine are both run by government officials. All business operations run by government officials are corrupt. This is The same is true for the Second Factory. After Sheng Xuanhuai took over, he repeatedly borrowed money from Japan to maintain operations. Due to consecutive years of losses, last year, the Second Factory was converted from a government-supervised commercial operation to a fully commercial operation. Sheng Xuanhuai sent people abroad to seek for refining. The New Steel Law. The man returned to China and reported the situation. Coupled with the temptation of Japan Steel, Sheng Xuanhuai used all the properties of Daowan Mine and Mining Bureau as collateral to borrow 3 million yen from the Industrial Bank of Japan in order to establish a new steel industry. The Hanyeping Coal and Iron Works and Mining Company. One of the money belongs to the Japanese Iron Works. Although it is not as much as 3 million, there are at least hundreds of thousands of yen. If you have the ability to seize this money, That is far better than me waiting for the bodyguard to sell salt. It will add a bit more prestige and excitement to satisfy your gluttonous appetite..."

Zhao Chuanxin could not remember such historical details at all, but he knew that the iron works and iron mines in Hankou did fall into the hands of the Japanese at a certain period of time.

He narrowed his eyes: "But how do I know where the money is?"

Abao hesitated for a moment: "If you don't kill me, I can go with you to Hankou and inquire about information from friends in the world there."

Zhao Chuanxin thought carefully, from Abao's perspective, what good would this matter do to her?

First, you can survive.

Second, she might still be planning to offend Sheng Xuanhuai, the Qing court, and the Japanese. Perhaps she felt that Zhao Chuanxin would definitely die.

In other words, he took revenge indirectly.

But in case, if Zhao Chuanxin succeeds and survives, because of the "poisonous oath", Zhao Chuanxin will help her avenge her.

Kill three birds with one stone.

When Zhao Chuanxin heard that all the heavy industry in Hankou would fall into the hands of the Japanese, he couldn't help but think a little more.

Zhao Chuanxin certainly understands the importance of heavy industry.

It's really unsettling and kind-hearted for a single man and his female horse to go to Hengkou Tian, ​​​​Little Japan.

He pretended to be obsessed with money and said, "That's okay, but you, a sneaky little widow, mustn't get into trouble."

"Bah!" Abao spat: "Who is so sneaky?"

Without saying a word, Zhao Chuanxin picked her up, stepped into the waves of the lake, and galloped away to the north.

Abao struggled: "Can't you let me go?"

Zhao Chuanxin: "Okay, I can tie a rope around your neck and drag you in the lake."

Can you still live? What is the difference between hanging and hanging?

Abao didn't dare to speak.

Because Zhao Chuanxin can definitely do it.

In ten minutes, I ran from the south to the north.

Benjamin Goldberg and Zhao Yixian were chatting.

Zhao Yixian asked: "Where are you and Zhao Shenxian going?"

Benjamin Goldberg pointed to the west and said: "Go to Hankou, then enter Sichuan, go west from Lizhou across Feiyue Ridge, cross the Dadu River at Luding Bridge, pass through Kangding, cross Zheduo Mountain Pass, and go straight west to reach the entrance of Yajiang River. Hidden. Go back and forth in circles, pass through the desert, detour through the grasslands, and finally go outside the pass..."

This was the first time Zhao Yixian heard Benjamin Goldberg's complete narrative line, and he couldn't help but take a breath: "How can your body bear such a rush?"

Benjamin Goldberg glanced at him sideways: "If you lose a pound of meat on the way, I lose!"

Master's magic reaches the sky, there is no obstacle that he cannot overcome, and there is no river that he cannot cross.

Although the boat ride is hard, it is not a trap, it will not endure the cold, and it is not afraid of bandits and bullies.

Zhao Yixian smashed his mouth, he was a little hungry.

Indeed, the meat he ate along the way was almost as much as the meat he had eaten in the first thirty years combined.

He built a pergola with his hands, looked at the rice fields in the northwest, and sighed quietly: "Hey, where does this good man go?"

Suddenly I heard a voice coming from far away and smiled heartily: "The road is at your feet!"

It was Zhao Chuanxin!

Abao couldn't help but be stunned after hearing Zhao Chuanxin's words.

She believes in Buddhism, and an old monk once said to her: "The stubborn stone will eventually nod, and the cause and effect will be realized by Amitabha!"

Now it seems that the hozens will scatter when the tree falls, and the group of subordinates will be left without a leader. Without Kunxiu and himself, they will eventually scatter back to the fields. Kunxiu is dead, but her life or death is uncertain in the hands of this monster monk. If one day she can take off her clothes, she will put down the butcher knife, pick up the fragrance of bamboo shoots and vegetables, her strength will be soaring, she will be surrounded by ancient trees in the setting sun, wearing silk clothes and skirts, tea and rice with water, flowers, fragrant lamps, and the company of the ancient Buddha with a green lantern.

So after hearing what Zhao Chuanxin said, she suddenly realized something.

And Zhao Yixian slapped his thigh: "Zhao..."

Zhao Chuanxin glared at him: "Huh?"

Zhao Yixian quickly shut up.

Putting A Bao down, Zhao Chuanxin saw that she was distracted and sneered: "Gah? Do you want to plan your own retirement?"

Abao's heart tightened. This man was really a magician. He could actually see through his own mind?

Zhao Chuanxin pulled Zhao Yixian and Benjamin Goldberg aside, winked and whispered, "Remember, my name is Cheng Kun, the Thunderbolt Hand of Hunyuan."

Then he took out the hot pot, lit the charcoal stove in the lee of Taihu Lake, got water, prepared the base ingredients, and was ready to have a hot pot meal.

While he was busy, Benjamin Goldberg asked: "Master, how much did you do for God?"

Zhao Chuanxin grinned: "Not much, not much, how much? Twenty thousand yuan is not much."

Benjamin Goldberg was also surprised: "What? Only 20,000 yuan? These poor people."

Zhao Chuanxin taught him a lesson: "Remember, when the poor have no food to eat, it is still polite for you to talk about big fish and meat in a low voice."

"Oh, I understand, Master."

Abao: "..."

The disciple of the demon monk had such a loud tone.

This master and disciple must have seen the big world.

While Zhao Chuanxin and others were preparing hot pot.

On the Yangtze River, on the river ship from Shanghai to Hankou, Sheng Xuanhuai and his favorite fourth son Sheng Enyi were looking at the scenery on both sides of the river from the deck.

This ship is also the property of the Sheng Xuanhuai family.

Sheng Xuanhuai said to his son: "Do you know the reason why your father took you to Hankou?"

Sheng Enyi pretended to be smart and nodded: "Of course I know, my father wants me to see the world."

"Haha." Sheng Xuanhuai said noncommittally: "In the past, I worked with Li Zhongtang for my father. In the hot summer, I galloped hundreds of miles a day without fear of hard work. Only then did I show off my talents. Therefore, talent alone is not enough."